Update on archiving+cataloguing progress, published new book, fundraising for the new gallery

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So far into the archive cataloguing at PHG I have completed 1/2 of a shelf! (Doesn’t sound like much but it really is a lot!!!) PHG has a lot of old and somewhat rarer pieces such as FILE magazines by General Idea and other pieces they received from countries around the world such as Germany, Japan, and Europe. They are also quite up to date with newer catalogues from VAG. About cataloguing: I basically enter the ISPN into the computer for every single book/catalogue/magazine and if they have a barcode, I would scan that – but I have to type in the ISPN usually because most of them don’t have barcodes. ISPN means the International Standard Book Number and consists of 10-digits (usually)!

Here’s a look at the shelf I’m working on so far (left half is done):

They have recently co-published by Figure.1 and Jonah Samson, a Canadian artist, featuring his collection of photographs from their previous exhibition. The book, “Yes Yes We’re Magicians”, is $35 and it’s a hardcover filled with nice photographs with clean black and whites and varying tones of grey! (I got one for free because I work there #bless#thankful haha)

Here are some links about Jonah Samson (not trying to advertise him but since I’m sharing some yet-to-be-released photos from him I should at least give him some mentioning):

Website: http://www.jonahsamson.net/Jonah_Samson.html

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jonah-Samson-Photography-70843494910/

Here is a preview of the cover and beginning pages of the book with one photograph I snuck in for you all (It’s not available until the Spring but these photo’s are just between us ;D shhhhh)

Also, although they have a lot of funding from the City of North Vancouver Council, they are still fundraising for their new gallery (Polygon Gallery). They are generating funds from annual Gala Fundraisers by holding auctions for artworks from participating artists.

Here is a look at their September Issue (No.4) Auction Catalogue which include a piece from Jonah Samson who they collaborated with for their exhibition book shown earlier! The last photo is of the new Polygon Gallery under construction.